Armenian Iced Tea Recipes

Steps:

• Bring water to boil in teapot.
• Add cloves and cinnamon.
• Simmer 5 to 7 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add 3 or 4 tea bags. Let stand for 5 minutes, remove bags and serve piping hot.

Steps:

• Pour the water into an appropriate pitcher or empty bottle.
• Add the two tea bags.
• Let steep for at least two hours or overnight in the fridge.

Steps:

• Fill a 2 qt pitcher (that's pitcha in the South) about halfway up with ice.
• Clip the clothespin onto the side of the pitcher and"hang" the tea bags through it (keeps the paper from getting in the tea and makes the bags easier to retrieve- you don't want to be seen with your hand in the pitcher here in the South).
• Pour the sugar or Splenda on top of the ice cubes and now fill the pitcher up with water.
• Let sit about an hour, pull out tea bags and serve.

Steps:

• Put the tea bags, sugar, honey and 1.5 litres water in a large jug. Leave to infuse for 10 mins, then remove and discard the tea bags. Chill until ready to serve.
• Stir in the lemon juice, lemon slices, orange slices and mint leaves. Fill the jug with plenty of ice and stir again.
• Fill tall glasses with ice and pour over the iced tea, then serve with extra honey to taste.

Steps:

• In a large pitcher combine the tea and water. Mix the sugar or honey with about a cup of hot water so that it dissolves and will mix with the room temperature water. Add the sugar/ hot water mixture to the pitcher. Put the pitcher in the refrigerator (preferably before you go to sleep) and let the tea leaves soak until morning (9-12 hours). Add lemon to taste and then pour the tea through a strainer so as to catch the tea leaves before serving.

Steps:

• In the morning, place herbs in a glass mason jar.
• Add water and cap tightly.
• Set out in the sun in a nice warm spot, and let steep for the entire day.
• Once the sun goes down, strain and serve.

Steps:

• Place the water in a large pot. Tie the cinnamon sticks and cloves in cheesecloth; place in the water. Bring to a boil; simmer about 10 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat; remove the cheesecloth with the cinnamon sticks and cloves, and discard.
• Add tea bags to pot, if using, and allow to steep about 5 minutes. Discard tea bags. Add desired amount of sweetener, if using; stir until sweetener is dissolved.
• Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• To serve, pour in tall glasses filled with ice.
• Variation: Mint Iced Tea.
• For minty iced tea, follow the same instructions as above, EXCEPT: add about 1 cup of fresh mint leaves, slightly crushed to release their flavor, or two tablespoons of dried mint (tied in cheesecloth) to the boiling water, and eliminate the cinnamon and cloves. Remove tea bags, and strain mint leaves before adding sweetener. Sweeten as desired. Serve with ice.